If You Want To Be Spotted Do This! Accession Number: ARTV02720

Description

The first of four original designs by an artist with the Camouflage Research Section, Department of Home Security, Canberra for a series of posters titled 'If you want to be spotted do this!'. The designs show four different ways that soldiers could ensure that their camp will be spotted from the air by the enemy. This design depicts an aerial view of an army camp in the jungle with a big pile of light coloured crates left in a clearing clearly visible. The image is positioned in the upper two thirds while the title text printed in black ink is positioned beneath the image in the bottom third.

Details

Accession Number
ARTV02720
Artist
Unknown
Printer
Camouflage Research Section, Department of Home Security
Classification
Art
Object Type
Print
Measurement
Sheet: 50.6 cm x 36 cm
Medium
screenprint on paper
Date Made
1939-1945
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donated 1945
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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